I had been struggling to light the smokeless fuel I have started to use, but this does the job very quickly and efficiently, saving all the anguish of multiple attempts to light the fire. The Looft charcoal electric lighter and firestarter is an all-around electric firestarter ready to handle any and all tasks. I have coveted the idea of one of these for years as it is incredibly difficult to light Homefire Ovals – we live in a smokeless zone.

After years of lighting fires and wood stoves, I’d become frustrated recently with modern fire lighters going out.It is very similar to the Looftlighter 2 and Looftlighter X in that it has 2 modes: heat with blower, and blower only. At his point, you can either leave the charcoal or wood to get ready on its own or speed the process by continuing to point the airstream of the Looftlighter towards the same spot.

With the threat of electricity outages and a houseful over Christmas I needed a standby firelighter in case my 10 year old Grenadier failed. While we may have come a long way from rubbing sticks together in a cave all day, the need for fire continues. It doesn’t go out until the fire is well alight… a couple of minutes max and is completely reliable…so there’s no ‘will it or won’t it? No gas, chemicals, or dangerous lighter fluid are needed so it won’t ruin the flavor of your food or bring an unpleasant smell to your house. The Log burner starts easily anyway so its only used on the open fire but Im looking forward to the spring as I have plans to fire up my outside Pizza oven with it and maintain a constant heat.I understand it has been used on a regularly basis and is easy to use so it has lived up to our expectations.

Once the fuel sparks pull the barrel back a few inches and continue pointing at the same hot coals until it starts producing actual flames.

Point it at the fire bricks at the back of the stove with the heat on for a couple of minutes, then turn the heat onto the kindling, and you have an instant fire. You have the right to modify and delete all the personal information found in the "My Account" page. The Electro-Torch allows you to easily light your charcoal barbecue, wood burning fireplace, campfire or fire pit without using matches or starter fluids.

I’ve recently moved into a very ancient property with enormous fire places and was really struggling to build enough heat to get a decent fire going…. Excerpts and links may be used, provided that full and clear credit is given to The Gentlemen’s Standard with appropriate and specific direction to the original content. The fuel quickly reaches burning point, getting fires going quickly, efficiently and easily, this results in the fire reaching peak efficiency in the shortest possible time.We saw one for the first time at family friends igniting open wood fires very quickly and boosting them as needed. That is the other wonderful thing about these firelighters – every part is replaceable which is miracle in the modern age. Unauthorized use and/or duplication of this material without express and written permission from this site’s author and/or owner is strictly prohibited. Depending on how big of a charcoal fire you desire (whether you're grilling or smoking), the Kitosun might need to stay buried in the hot coals for up to 15 minutes, but for a small fire, it could be ready in as few as 5.